‘The Walking Dead’ Season 3: Meet the Cast

Hershel is a former farm owner and veterinarian who lives in rural Georgia with his family. He is the father of Maggie and Beth and has been married twice: first to Josephine and then to Annette, whom he kept in his barn after she turned into a zombie.

Hershel joins forces with the Atlanta survivors after one of his farmhands, Otis, accidentally shoots Rick's son during a hunting trip. Hershel allows Rick to stay on his land during Carl's recovery, but is forced to relocate along after a hoard of zombies overtakes the farm.

Since then, Hershel acts as the medic and is charge of overseeing Lori through her pregnancy.